Pan-African Union for Social Democracy

Pan-African Union for Social Democracy
Union panafricaine pour la démocratie sociale
AbbreviationUPADS
Secretary-GeneralPascal Tsaty Mabiala
Founded1991 (1991)
IdeologySocial democracy
Pan-Africanism
Political positionCentre-left
Seats in the National Assembly
8 / 151
Seats in the Senate
2 / 72
Website
lecru-upads-usa.org

The Pan-African Union for Social Democracy (French: Union panafricaine pour la démocratie sociale, UPADS) is a political party in the Republic of the Congo headed by Pascal Lissouba, who was President from 1992 to 1997. It has been the country's main opposition party since Lissouba's ouster in 1997. Pascal Tsaty-Mabiala has been Secretary-General of UPADS since 2006.